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Dear Librarians, As a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the appreciation, dissemination, and understanding of artistsı publications, Printed Matter, Inc. is always seeking new ways to bring public attention to the rich and multifaceted history of the medium. We are extremely pleased to announce that, to this end, we have teamed up with Martha Wilson, Founding Director of Franklin Furnace, to make a historically important collection of publications available to librarians and collectors worldwide. Founded in 1976, the same year as Printed Matter, Franklin Furnace shares our commitment to artists who have chosen to work with avant-garde, non-institutionalized, democratic art forms. For ten years Franklin Furnace published The Flue, a record of, and venue for, the dynamic work they supported. Printed Matter is thrilled to offer ten copies of the complete run of this unique artist-made document of a vital period of contemporary art history. Housed in a slim Hollinger archival document case measuring 2.5 x 15.25 x 10.25 inches, the complete set of The Flue is available to libraries at the special price of $275. Published between 1980 and 1989, the sixteen issues of The Flue ran the gamut of formats: from tabloids designed and illustrated by Barbara Kruger, Louise Lawler, Sherrie Levine and others, to posters and pamphlets, to full-blown catalogues like Cubist Prints / Cubist Books. Then-emerging artists Ana Mendieta and David Hammons created original works for the pages of The Flue, as did artists who were invited by Regina Vater to augment the exhibition, "Multiples by Latin American Artists." For this special offer of the complete set of The Flue, the out-of-print Volume II, Number 2 has been faithfully reproduced in facsimile. As bold and brilliantly colored as the original, it features artistsı pages from Ann Fessler and Louise Neaderland and reviews by Clive Phillpot and Shelley Rice among others. To celebrate the release of this historic collection, rubber stamps designed by performance artists participating in Franklin Furnace's 1988-89 season will be emblazoned on the cases housing each complete set of The Flue. Originally part of a project to cross-fertilize the audiences of artistsı books and performance art, these designs were stamped in "passports" created by Lawrence Weiner for members of Franklin Furnace. Each time a member attended a performance, his or her passport was stamped with a rubber stamp by that evening's performance artist. In honor of the continued cross-fertilization of audiences, each Flue document case will be stamped in archival ink with the work of Lisa Kotin, Deb Margolin, Susan Mogul, Rafael Ortiz, Lawrence Steger, The Dark Bob, Sherman Fleming/Kristine Stiles and others. For full descriptions of each issue of The Flue included in the complete set, please visit Printed Matterıs web site, www.printedmatter.org. You can order the complete set of The Flue directly from the web site or by calling (212) 925-0325. Please note that our earlier promotion of a 10% discount to libraries who place and pay for orders before June 30, 2004 is still in effect so that you can both add an important historical component to your collection of artistsı publications and save money too! Later in the summer of 2004, Printed Matter, Inc. and Franklin Furnace will join forces again to offer a more comprehensive collection of printed matter from Franklin Furnace: PRINTED STUFF. The collection will include the complete run of The Flue mentioned above as well as historical, anecdotal and visual documentation of Franklin Furnaceıs long and illustrious physical publishing career before "going virtual" in 1996. The archival document case housing PRINTED STUFF will be stamped with rubber stamps from "pasports" project performance artists from the 1989-90 season including Blue Man Group, Lambs Eat Ivy, Penny Arcade, Diane Torr, Roger Shimomura, and Sha Sha Higby / Peter Van Riper. Only eight copies of PRINTED STUFF will be offered, with a price still to be determined. Look for a more detailed announcement soon! Thank you very much. We look forward to hearing from you -- Rachel Bers Bibliographer / Editor www.printedmatter.org Printed Matter, Inc. 535 West 22nd Street New York, NY 10011 212 925 0325 tel 212 925 0464 fax [log in to unmask] Printed Matter, Inc. is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1976 by artists and art workers with the mission to foster the appreciation, dissemination, and understanding of artists' books and other artists' publications. Printed Matter has received support, in part, through grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York Arts Recovery Fund, The Altria Group, Inc., Art for Artıs Sake, Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation, The Cowles Charitable Trust, Fifth Floor Foundation, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation, Heyday Foundation, The New York Community Trust, LEF Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Womenıs Studio Workshop, and private foundations and individuals worldwide. 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